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title: "What is meditation? Where it comes from and why it matters — video | Vipassana.Life"
description: "What is meditation? Where it comes from and why it matters. A 18-minute video by Ocean DYNN, the teacher of the free Vipassana.life course."
url: https://vipassana.life/videos/NDNfIuv8bJQ/
lang: en
author: Ocean DYNN
site: Vipassana.Life
modified: 2026-09-23
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# What is meditation? Where it comes from and why it matters

[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDNfIuv8bJQ)

A 18-minute video by Ocean DYNN, published 14 April 2026.

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- [What is meditation? (18 min)](https://vipassana.life/sittings/what-is-meditation/)

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